Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Michael L. Fox is an associate with the firm's litigation team, concentrating in federal and state general and commercial civil litigation.

Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, in 2000 from Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA, with a major in Economics and a minor in Biology. He received the award for the highest standing in Economics, and was active throughout his college career, among other things serving as a member of the Middle States Period Review Report Committee for Bucknell, and as a member of the University Judicial Boards.

Michael received his Juris Doctor degree in 2003 from Columbia University School of Law, in New York City, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an Articles Editor on the Columbia Business Law Review.

Michael is admitted to practice in New York State, as well as in the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He previously worked as an associate in the litigation department of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, in Manhattan. Michael also clerked for the Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn, United States District Judge, Northern District of New York, in Albany.

Michael, a native of Orange County, is very active with the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. He is currently the New York Young Lawyer Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, and a Delegate to the NYSBA House of Delegates. He is also the Secretary of the Young Lawyers Section of NYSBA. Michael served as Program Co-Chair for the 2009 Young Lawyers Section two-day Bridge-the-Gap CLE during the NYSBA Annual Meeting. In addition, he is a Past Chair of the Committee on Community Service & Pro Bono of the Young Lawyers Section.

Michael has authored or co-authored several articles and CLEs concerning Federal civil procedure, attorney-client privilege & work product, electronic discovery, evidence and professional responsibility.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Claims Court
• Federal Trial Practice
• Multidistrict Litigation
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• US Supreme Court

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2007
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 2008 - Present (Member, New York Young Lawyer Delegate to ABA House of Delegates)
• New York State Bar Association (Member, Delegate - NYSBA House of Delegates)
• New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2009 - Present (Secretary)
• New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2006 - 2008 (Former Chair, Committee on Community Service & Pro Bono)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• Orange County Bar Association (Past Member of Law Day Committee)
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Now New York City Bar) (Former Member)

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Mortar Board
• Dean's List (All Semesters)
• President's Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement, 1997 - 2000
• William C. Gretzinger Prize (Senior with Highest Standing in Economics)
• Louis W. Robey Prize (Senior Man and Woman Who Most Embody Idals of a Bucknell Education)
• Middle States Steering Committee for Development of Bucknell's Period Review Report, 1998 - 1999

Classes and Seminars

• Guest Lecturer, Real Property Class of Hon. Lawrence Kahn, on Topics Including Adverse Possession and Zoning, Sage College of Albany, 2006
• Guest Lecturer, Judicial Placement Class of Hon. Lawrence Kahn, on N.Y.S. Legislative Process, Albany Law School, 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Lawrence E. Kahn, U.S. District Judge, N.D.N.Y., Law Clerk, 2005 - 2007
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, Litigation Associate, 2003 - 2005
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, Litigation Associate, 2007 - 2008

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 2003
  J.D.
  Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  
  Law Review: Columbia Business Law Review, Articles Editor, 2002 - 2003
• Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2000
  B.A.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Economics
  Major: Biology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Chi Phi

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• It's No Joking Matter: Our Profession Requires Greater Civility and Respect, (Co-Author With Mark D. Fox & Michael L. Fox), New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 2, at 10, 2009
• The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, (Co-Author With Alan M. Klinger, James L. Bernard & Michael L. Fox), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 19-21, 2005
• An Update to A Comprehensive Survey of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine, (Co-Author with Alan M. Klinger, James L. Bernard, Michael L. Fox & Lauren E. Abolsky), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 19-21, 2005
• Family Unity or Family Crisis: Revisiting the Need for a Parent-Child Communication Privilege, (Co-author with Mark D. Fox & Michael L. Fox), Joan Fullam Irick Privacy Project: Phase II 41(Ass'n of Defense Counsel), 2004
• The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, (Co-Author with Alan M. Klinger, James L. Bernard & Michael L. Fox), Scottsdale, Arizona, Feb. 18-20, 2004
• Breaking Rocky Ground: Issues in Investment and Ethics in a Shaken Economy , 2002 COLUM. BUS. L. REV. 793, 2002 (To Tell or Not To Tell: Legal Ethics and Disclosure After Enron, COLUM. BUS. L. REV. 793, 867-925)
• US Congress-Korean National Assembly Youth Exchange Program, Mission Report, 144 CONG. REC. E1998-01, July 23-August 8, 1998

Address

158 Orange Avenue
Walden, NY 12586-2029

Phones

(845) 764-4285
(866) 535-4743

Faxes

(845) 778-5173

Emails

mlf@jacobowitz.com

Websites

http://www.jacobowitz.com